Specializing in clothes that won't get you sent home from school or work, J. Jill opened last week in Triangle Town Center. The store, which features skirts that start at the ankle and sweaters that wouldn't look out of place on a third grade teacher, opened on the second floor of the shopping mall near Macy's.

The store will be the eighth in the state for the Talbot's-owned chain and the second in Raleigh.

For more information, visit: www.jjill.com.

Triangle Town Center is at the intersection of Capital Boulevard and Interstate 540.

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Ah shucks, there's a new oyster place at Pleasant Valley Promenade.

Hudson's Oyster Bar and Grille has taken over in the same location as Gino Russo's Oyster Bar and Restaurant, after the restaurant closed in August.

The oyster bar is open daily from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Gino's sister restaurant, Tony's Bourbon Street Oyster Bar in Cary, is still open.

Pleasant Valley Promenade is at Glenwood Avenue and Pleasant Valley Road.

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Discount retailer Dollar General will be closing its Greystone Village store after the Holiday season.

The closing comes after the Nashville, Tenn.-based chain announced it would be closing 400 stores and opening 300 new ones to increase profitability.

No word yet as to the new tenant of the Dollar General space.

For information, visit www.dollargeneral.com.

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On the weekends, Brier Creek Commons is offering holiday cheer in the guise of complimentary horse rides. Visitors can ride from 5: 30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

Brier Creek Commons shopping center is at Brier Creek Parkway and U.S. 70, just north of Interstate 540.